Hydrographics - Water Transfer Painting

[Alchemist]

If any of you play guitars and have seen custom painted guitars by a method called "swirling", you'll see how similar this method of application is on automotive parts.  it now seems to have taken a great leap into high tech methodology for automotive application.  It's exciting to see.

 

Here's a video showing applications on automotive parts which should get you pretty excited!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKuXyeAGzEU#t=227

 

 

Here's a video on one method of guitar paint swirling:

 

 

Thanks,

 

Ernie

 

[Alchemist]

By the way, there are dip kits available for home use!

 

Part 1 - Explanation:

 

Part 2 - hands on how to:

 

There are more videos in this series that you'll find on the video thumbnails on YouTube when you click on the links.  I believe there are 8 steps in this series that show you exactly how it's done with this company's kit.

 

Hope you find it interesting!

 

Ernie

[MikeRL411]

OK!  Now to find enough kits and a tank big enough to dip my car!

[DAT510]

Interesting....

[Ratwagon1600]

Cool!

 

I have the exact same guitar and ive been thinking of doing a custom paint job on it as the basic off white is soooooooooo fucking boring.

 

Neat vid, thanks for sharing.

['70dime]

I just watched the first vid, very excited to try this when it warms up. thanks for sharing.

[]2eDeYe]

My buddies shop does this, it is a pretty cool technique.

 

Some of their work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some gear they did for my 4x4

 

 

 

 

 

They use the hydrographics with vinyl stickers to get effects like the biohazard zombies on powder coat, really turns out cool stuff.

 

[Eagle_Adam]

My buddies shop does this, it is a pretty cool technique.

 

Some of their work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a strange need to combined these two on my Daily carry......